Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 July 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Amiens, France | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dordrecht | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | Amiens SC | ||
2011–2021 | Nantes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2024 | Nantes B | 48 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Nantes | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Le Puy (loan) | 30 | (0) |
2024– | Dordrecht | 34 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Gabon | 2 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2025 [2] ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 September 2025 |
Yannis M'Bemba (born 1 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht. Born in France, he represents Gabon internationally.
Yannis M'Bemba was born in Amiens, in a family with Gabonese and Congolese origins, growing up in Amiens while his mother worked in Paris. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Having started his career at Amiens SC as a 9-year-old, M'Bemba quickly moved to Nantes, where his father was working, joining FC Nantes academy as an under-11. [1]
Having progressed from the youth teams to the reserve team, he signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2021. [7] [8]
After making several appearances on the bench as an unused substitute in both Ligue 1 and Coupe de France, [4] [5] [6] the young defender made his professional debut for FC Nantes on the 14 January 2022, replacing Sébastien Corchia in a 2–1 away Ligue 1 loss against Nice. [9]
On 1 July 2022, M'Bemba joined Le Puy in Championnat National on loan for the 2022–23 season. [10] The centre-back who played for FC Nantes two Ligue 1 games, was released with end of his contract, at FC Nantes on 30 May 2024. [11]
On 30 July 2024, M'Bemba signed with Dordrecht in the Netherlands. [12]
Having made the pre-selections for France youth teams in his early years, [1] M'Bemba is also eligible for Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville as per his origins. [3] [4] [5] [6] M'Bemba first called to Gabon on 5 February 2024 [13] and made his debut for the Gabon national football team, in a friendly game vs Senegal national football team on 25 March 2024. [14]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nantes B | 2020–21 | CFA 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | CFA 2 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
2023–24 | National 3 | 25 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
Total | 48 | 2 | — | — | 48 | 2 | ||||
Nantes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Le Puy (loan) | 2022–23 | CFA | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
Dordrecht | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 35 | 0 |
2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
Career total | 108 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Gabon | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 2 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 3 September 2025 | National Sports Complex Pitch 1, Saint Pierre, Mauritius | ![]() | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Yannis M'Bemba, dont les origines se partagent entre le Congo et le Gabon, a passé les neuf premières années de sa vie à Amiens. C'est d'ailleurs au Amiens SC qu'il tape ses premiers ballons.